Recent content by Tentakelaertje

What I do for branches I don't want to extend, is to wait until there's about 3 or 4 inches of extending growth on a branch and remove the first layers of needles immediately at the base, surrounding the first 2 buds. Then 2 weeks later when these first 2 buds are starting to show signs of...

But that's where the party is guys 😁 All craziness on a little stick; it will be totally safe for work!

Quite some new vendors and shuffling around. This is gonna be wicked again! Catch me (tall ginger cnt) at the EBPC stand!

Samurai.nl has tons of carving bits too, I believe they ship worldwide as well. I've had nothing but great experiences with both him and Harry.

That is unfortunate and unlucky, an accident sits in a small corner :(

Bro... That's insane. Sucks all the fun out. I remember hearing that last year yeah, had no idea that was you. A new, bigger venue would defo not be bad. @Matte91, @leatherback is right but don't rely on those ATMs. Last year it took me well over a half an hour to get enough cash. I'm looking...

No worries. It's hard to say if that's the quickest path for your trees without seeing them. Is there a thread on them? A DAS running away from you will take a couple of years minimum, most of the time you'll be able to sort it before there's a need for foliage management

Great question, in essence a good time to start with this is when the tree is ready to develop pads and everything. Allow it to get comfy in a suitable pot and soil mix first, even if the tree is aesthetically ready. The nuance here tho is that if you allow the tree to run away before you get to...

Dzięki for the additions @MaciekA . Hosing it down works too, as long as the crap that's collecting in the density of the foliage gets washed away. Mine has increased a lot in foliage health after starting to mist daily. I use a garden hose connected spraying wand made by @defra, which is...

Let the wire bite guys, or else you'll be wiring the next 20 years every year. These long, elastic and resinous fibers need to accept their new position and that is easiest when they don't have a choice. Twisting and cracking and ingrown wire or even making a longitudinal slice to heal over will...

Looks like a Seiko Turtle.

Np bro, defo ask for the courses, TJ has won numerous prizes. The last one (I think) was last Trophy with that huge beech raft of his. He knows what he's doing for sure! Any one near Tilburg btw?

I'm also from the NL. I grew up two and a half villages over from Nobilis but live down south now. Nobilis has improved a lot over the past years, I like it a lot. It's different from Lodder and BonsaiPlaza, in size, in offer and in time they've been at it. The latter two are relying more on...

Moai fuort :) In the entire north of Fryslân there's still tons of old hedges that are slowly disappearing one by one. Maybe worth to find out where these are going. Salix is nevertheless fun stuff to play with! Oranjewâld is pretty close to Jubbega, there's some pretty nice trees nearby.

So you are in or near Fryslân? Depending on location maybe Oranjewoud or the Kuinderbos are close? De Fryske Marren also have a lot of beautiful starter material. You can see if they are still holding up by checking the buds. There should be this waxy appearance, and a radiant colour shining...